By Andrew Russell, Global News, May 20, 2016
Man becomes first veteran amputee to scale Mount Everest
When 30-year-old U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Charlie Linville reached the 8,848-metre summit of Mount Everest he did so without his right foot.
The Afghanistan veteran lost a significant portion of his right leg after stepping on an explosive device in Afghanistan.
He made history Thursday by becoming the first veteran wounded in combat to summit the world’s highest mountain, according to the Heroes Project, an organization that helps wounded veterans.
